The Evangelical Preacher Genesis 19:17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for your life; look not behind you… I. THE GREAT CRISIS IN THE HISTORY OF THE SOUL. 1. We illustrate this by the case of Lot, as here described. 2. We apply this to the ease of undecided persons. II. THE CAUSE OF THIS LINGERING IN RESPECT TO RELIGION. 1. The cause of Lot's lingering is evident. (1) Worldly attractions. (2) Domestic ties. 2. The reason why some linger on the subject of religion. (1) Taken up with the pleasures and vanities of the world, its gratifications, enjoyments, amusements. (2) Influenced by the consideration of worldly gain. (3) Influenced by relations and associations. III. THE SIN AND DANGER OF LINGERING, AS IT RESPECTS RELIGION. 1. The sin committed against God. 2. The dangerous consequences of this halting in religion. (The Evangelical Preacher.) Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed. |
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